City of Wollongong

LGAs around City of Wollongong
Wollondilly	Sutherland	Pacific Ocean
Wingecarribee	City of Wollongong	Pacific Ocean
Wingecarribee	Shellharbour	Pacific Ocean

Wollongong City Council is a Local Government Area on the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Freeway and the South Coast railway line.

1 Demographics
2 History
3 Suburbs
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[3], there:

- were 192,131 people as at 30 June 2006, the 3rd largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 2.8% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694

- was an increase of 498 people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 37th largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 0.8% of the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales

- was, in percentage terms, an increase of 0.3% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006, the 116th fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%

- was an increase in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2006 of 8,634 people or 4.7% (0.5% in annual average terms), the 72nd highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.

[edit] History

The Municipality of Wollongong was founded in 1859. It was incorporated as the City of Wollongong in 1942. The State Government forcibly amalgamated the City of Wollongong with the neighbouring Municipality of Northern Illawarra, the Shire of Bulli and the Shire of Central Illawarra to form the City of Greater Wollongong in 1947. Its name reverted to being simply the City of Wollongong in 1970. Its motto is "Urbs Inter Mare Montemque"—"City Between The Mountains And The Sea". Its corporate slogan is "City of Innovation".